Functional
Functional adjective - Involving or affecting function rather than physiology.
Usage example: functional deafness
Organic is an antonym for functional.
Organic
Organic adjective - Involving or affecting physiology or bodily organs.
Usage example: an organic disease
Functional is an antonym for organic.
Both words in one sentence
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Even before the line between "tech" and "organic" became blurred in the series, the creators emphasized that the robots' pseudo-organic "beast modes" were "fully functional"... take that as you will.
Source: Artificial Human -
Well, good sir/madam/renegade artificial intelligence, we've got two flavours - mechanical, angular and functional from the Caldari State, and organic, sleek, and luxurious from the Gallente Federation.
Source: Video Game / EVE Online - Quin is a master of genetic engineering, and sells spectacularlly engineered organisms which can serve as aesthetic Living Art or functional Organic Technology.
Source: Literature / Veniss Underground
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